The Poem of Ka'b ibn Zuhayr and the Claim of Poor Manners Toward the Prophet
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Question:
We will read, our Shaykh. Let us move on to other examples. This driver from the visitors says: One of the writers says that in the chapter on supplication in the book of Sa'd ibn Zuri' (may Allah be pleased with him) and Ahmad, I stated that it was a poor manner toward the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to the extent that he did not greet him.
Answer:
This is poor manners. As for Ka'b ibn Zuhayr, he was a noble Companion. He did not have poor manners toward the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). If he had had poor manners, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) would have rebuked him. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) approved of his poem and gave him the cloak he was wearing as a reward. How can such a thing be said?
We will read, our Shaykh. Let us move on to other examples. This driver from the visitors says: One of the writers says that in the chapter on supplication in the book of Sa'd ibn Zuri' (may Allah be pleased with him) and Ahmad, I stated that it was a poor manner toward the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to the extent that he did not greet him.
Answer:
This is poor manners. As for Ka'b ibn Zuhayr, he was a noble Companion. He did not have poor manners toward the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). If he had had poor manners, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) would have rebuked him. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) approved of his poem and gave him the cloak he was wearing as a reward. How can such a thing be said?
Source
تفسير الشيخ محمد بن عبدالوهاب [5] — alfawzan.live (56:59)
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